The VENGEFUL Execution Of Wilhelm Keitel - Chief Of The Wehrmacht

One of the acts of aggression that began the Second World War was when the German Army invaded Poland. Adolf Hitler sought to create a huge German Empire known as the Third Reich, and previously he had built up his military. One man who was in a very senior position inside of the army was Wilhelm Keitel, who became the Chief of the German Armed Forces High Command. So when World War 2 broke out, Keitel was seen as one of the most important men in Germany, and he helped advise Hitler with regards to matters of the Army.

However Keitel's power was ultimately limited by the fact Hitler had the overall say in what occurred with the German Army. Keitel became known inside of the Nazi inner circle as 'Hitler's Lackey,' and as a man who was a Yes Man to the Dictator of Germany. Whatever Hitler said, Keitel would do with a smile on his face, however he was also a war criminal. He issued a number of illegal laws and rules such as the Commando Order which forced all German soldiers to shoot allied special forces without any trial. He was also complicit in the concentration camps, and despite being a member of the military, he knew that the Jews were being murdered and deported during the Holocaust.

He was brought to trial after the Second World War, and at the Nuremberg Trials was sentenced to death for his crimes. He was a man who tried to claim that he was, 'merely following orders,' however this was not accepted. Following his death sentenced, he was executed in the Nuremberg Executions by American executioner John C Woods, however it did not go as well as could be.

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